I meant it to be all prepared for a lovely month of spinning and celebrating wool along with the Wovember crowd." The breed was supposedly brought to America by George Washington who kept a few at Mount Vernon.

We stock raw fleece and processed roving and top from a wide variety of breeds and we normally have more than 50 distinct breeds in stock at any time. Hand Dyed Border Leicester, Locks/ Wine, Green, Blue/Roving/Spinning Fiber/Felting Fiber/ Blending Locks/Curly Locks Hand Dyed Border Leicester/Wine, Green, Blue ready for your use. "It's Wovember already and I haven't got a fraction of my Border Leicester fleece washed. Blue Face Leicester: nice and clean.

When selecting our fleeces we look for cleanliness, softness, and staple lengths. The Spinning Loft is the go-to source for breed-specific fiber. Weight is 1 oz. Corriedale: nice, popular medium soft wool. These locks are great for spinning, weaving, felting For more detailed information on the fleeces we carry please call. Blue Faced Leicester, Border Leicester, Coopworth, Corriedale, Jacob, Romney Color: White. Watch. Like most longwool sheep, the breed was on the decline during the 20th century until handspinners found the charm and uniqueness of the wool. They are a good all purpose wool, which will spin into a medium-thick yarn, for knitted, crocheted, and woven, garments and fabrics. Medium / Crossbred Wools These wools are best for beginning handspinners to use. Merino: whiter and softer but requires more preparation. $70.00. I’m disappointed in myself. 8.5 lbs Border Leicester X WHOLE white fleece raw wool spinning weaving dyeing . $15.00 +$20.00 shipping. I’ve got pictures of Deakin’s fleece being processed elsewhere, but I don’t know the name of this sheep. My companion, Elinor Gotland, leant over to see the gauge sample I was knitting. Staple Length, 2 …

The breed originated in England in 1767.

Border Leicester is a lovely breed of sheep – a favorite of hand spinners for a couple of centuries.

Border Leicester is an English wool breed resulting from crossing English Leicester rams with Teeswater ewes. Border Leicester: easy to spin, nice luster. Staple Length, 2 to 4, average length is 4. Raw Shetland Sheep Wool: Spinning Yarn Felting Crafts Fleece in the Grease 3lbs. Hand Spinning Border Leicester Sheep Fleece. Hand Dyed Border Leicester Long Wool Locks/ Greens and Blues and natural /Roving/Spinning Fiber/Felting Fiber/ Blending Locks/Curly Locks Hand Dyed Border Leicester Long Wool Locks/ Greens and Blues and natural ready for your use. $12.06 shipping.